Patents by Inventor Adam A. Brodd

Adam A. Brodd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Composite magnetic recording media
    Patent number: 9105294
    Abstract: Composite magnetic recording media are described. A composite structure is a structure that is formed of multiple components. For example, a composite magnetic recording medium may include a substrate, an underlayer formed over the substrate, the underlayer defining a coating surface, and a magnetic layer formed over the coating surface of the underlayer. Composite magnetic recording media constructed according to the materials and techniques disclosed may provide dimensional flexibility while exhibiting improved physical or electromagnetic characteristics. In some examples, dimensional flexibility may be achieved by pairing a substrate greater than or equal to approximately 4000 nanometers thick with an underlayer less than or equal to approximately 890 nanometers thick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tryg R. Jensen, Adam A. Brodd, C. Thomas Jennings, David J. Owen
  • COMPOSITE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20110229739
    Abstract: Composite magnetic recording media are described. A composite structure is a structure that is formed of multiple components. For example, a composite magnetic recording medium may include a substrate, an underlayer formed over the substrate, the underlayer defining a coating surface, and a magnetic layer formed over the coating surface of the underlayer. Composite magnetic recording media constructed according to the materials and techniques disclosed may provide dimensional flexibility while exhibiting improved physical or electromagnetic characteristics. In some examples, dimensional flexibility may be achieved by pairing a substrate greater than or equal to approximately 4000 nanometers thick with an underlayer less than or equal to approximately 890 nanometers thick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Tryg R. Jensen, Adam A. Brodd, C. Thomas Jennings, David J. Owen
  • Magnetic recording medium having improved durability for high density applications
    Patent number: 7910234
    Abstract: A magnetic recording tape includes an elongated substrate and a magnetic side. The magnetic side includes a support layer formed over the substrate and a magnetic recording layer formed over the support layer to define a magnetic recording surface opposite the substrate. The magnetic recording layer includes magnetic particles and a lubricant and supports a net uncompressed density of at least 30 MB/in2. The magnetic side has an extracted BET surface area of greater than 1.0 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Adam A. Brodd, Bruce H. Edwards, Brian D. Brong, David C. Lowery